Folding pipe-cleaner.



No. 799,229. PATBNTED AUG. 29,1905. w. H. TAYLOR. FOLDING PIPE CLEANER.

LPPLIOATION FILED APR.6, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1905.

Application filed April 6, 1905. Serial No. 254,139.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY TAY- LOR, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at No. 17 Glass I/Vorks Row, Newport, in thecounty of Monmouth, England, have inventedanew and useful Improvement inFolding Pipe-Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved apparatus for cleaningtobacco-pipes, cigar-holders, cigarette-holders, &c.

It comprises ablade for scraping the bowl of the pipe or wide end of thecigar-holder, &c., and a flexible strip or wire adapted for probing andcleaning the channel of the stem or tube. These instruments arecontained in a metal case, which may conveniently take the appearance ofa pencil-case, adapted to be carried in the pocket of the user.

In order to more fully set forth my invention and the best method knownto me of carrying it into effect, I have illustrated the con- Istruction as I now make it in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is a view of the wire probe. Fig. 2 shows the case or container; Fig.3, the knife or scraper; Fig. 4, the knife-socket, and Fig. 5 is a viewof the entire apparatus folded for carrying in the pocket. Fig. 6 showsthe apparatus with the knife in the operative position.

Referring in detail to these drawings, the probe at is shown as atwisted wire of the requisite length, secured at its upper end to a cap6, adapted to fit the slotted top 0 of the container. The copper wire ais pivoted within the cap I) by a wire passing through the same. Inplace of a twisted wire, as shown, I may of course employv a stoutersingle wire, and I may thread or cut or sharpen or otherwise alter thesame at the point to enable it more satisfactorily to clean thepipestem. Upon the aforesaid probe a I place a piece of rubber tube 0?of such diameter that it will conveniently slide thereon. This tube isvery convenient for cleaning the wire without soiling the fingers.

The case 0 is a tube of sufficient length to inclose the probe a andblade 6. Its top is slotted, as shown, so as to be slightly compressibleby the cap 6, and thus retain the latter firmly upon it. Afriction-plate it is provided for igniting matches.

The knife or scraper, Fig. 3, comprises a blade 6, sharp at one edge andalso pointed. I prefer, moreover, to grind down the back of the blade alittle, so that it can be used as a scraper to scrape the carbon fromthe sides of the pipe bowl, thereby preserving the sharp edge of theblade for cutting purposes. The blade is inserted in a handle f, whichhandle has a groove 9 on each side of it to enable the end of the probeto pass it when the apparatus is folded up. The requisite length of thefolded apparatus is thus shortened to the minimum requisite.

The knife-socket, Fig. 4, is arranged to fit fairly tight upon theknife-handlef and also to engage to a certain extent within thecontainer c.

The parts are assembled for carrying in the pocket, as shown in Fig. 5,the knife being reversed and the blade inserted within the container 0.The grooves g permit the end of the probe to fit beside it, as shown inthe drawings in dotted lines. The probe is of course inserted at theother end of the container, as shown. Fig. 6 shows the arrangement whenthe knife or scraper e is required to be used without removal of theprobe.

The probe is adapted to clean almost any pattern of pipe, cigar-holder,or the like and may be of any length required.

The whole apparatus is extremely compact, serviceable, and adapted to becarried in the pocket.

What I claim is- 1. In combination in a pipe-cleaner, acyli'ndrical cap,a metal probe pivotally secured within said cap, a tubular cleaner onsaid probe, a spring-mouthed casing adapted to fit within said cap, atwo-edged scraper adapted to be reversed within said casing or to beinserted therein in operative position, and an axial groove on thehandle of said scraper adapted to contain a portion of the probe.

2. In a combination apparatus for cleaning pipes, the cylindrical cap 6,the twisted wire probe at pivotally secured within said cap, the rubbertube d upon said probe, the openended casing 0 having one end slotted tofit within the cap 5, the friction-plate it on said casing, thereversible knife e, the handle of said knife f attached to said knife 6,the handlef having an axial groove 9 on each side adapted to contain aportion of the probe (0.

3. In combination in a folding pocket apparatus for cleaning pipes andthe like, a

2 zesgzz cleaning-probe, a cap adapted to hold the said probe out ofcontact with the fingers of the user, a casing adapted at one end to fitsaid cap and a reversible scraper having a handle adapted to fit Withinthe other end of the easinn; and leave a space for the end of the probe.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two siibscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

JOHN THOMAS WHITE, FANNY TAYLOR.

